14th ANNUAL
THE
COOKOFF
Supporting children's health, education, and welfare through the efforts of organizations with impact.
Admission includes unlimited chili tasting, a vote for the People’s Choice Award and access to the silent auction with 100% of the event proceeds going directly to charity.
The event will sell out so buy your tickets today!
Thanks to Kevin Brown and Jerry Bures of Buckhead Life for donating their time and amazing event space to carry on the tradition another year.
Organizations like the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), Literacy Volunteers of Atlanta, Literacy Action, and Literacy Alliance of Metro Atlanta have received proceeds totaling over $200,000 from past events.
In 2020, the event will support Make-A-Wish Georgia! Since 1995, Make-A-Wish® Georgia has been granting the wishes of local children facing critical illnesses. More than 20 years later, nearly 8,000 lives have experienced the impact of a life-changing wish. Make-A-Wish Georgia is a movement to renew families and communities disrupted by serious childhood illness. We all have the power to make wishes comes true. To learn how you can become a part of the story, join us on Monday, January 27 at 103 West.
When
Monday
January 27, 2020
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Over $200,000 has been donated to children's charities since the cookoff began in 2005, and because of the generosity of our donors, 100% of every dollar raised is contributed to the cause. In 2019, the annual event moved to January to pair two great pastimes – football and chili – just in time for Atlanta to host Super Bowl LIII. You told us you wanted to be part of game-changing work in the lives of children and families and that is what we are trying to do- through the Food Bank's Kids in Need program, advocacy for intergenerational illiteracy, providing books to schools or working towards a cure for Type 1 diabetes. The cookoff will return to Buckhead's 103 West on the Monday before the Super Bowl so please join us to taste, vote, mingle and enjoy the auctions and raffles while doing some good.
Our Commitment:
All contributions directly support KIDS AND FAMILIES IN NEED.
Join us on January 27!
PURPOSE
Does your chili have what it takes?
Amateurs alongside some of Atlanta's finest Professional Chefs will compete for top prizes in a Judged Competition as well as the coveted "People's Choice" award.
To enter, download and email the Registration Form to Jany Brown at chiliforthechildren@gmail.com.
ENTER
YOUR CHILI
All proceeds from this event will be donated to the supported 501 (c)(3) organizations.
A receipt is available to download here.
Prefer to mail a check? No problem!
Make it payable to “Chili for the Children” and mail to:
Chili for the Children, attn: Jany Brown
3455 Peachtree Road, Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30326
BUY
TICKETS
All proceeds from this event will be donated to the supported 501 (c)(3) organizations.
A receipt is available to download here.
$25 EACH
DONATE
Please help make this year’s Chili for the Children
event another success!
Thanks to the generosity and support of donors like you, 100% of the proceeds collected from this event will be donated to the selected charities.
All proceeds from this event will be donated to the supported 501 (c)(3) organizations.
A receipt is available to download here.
Anyone who donates $100 or more in support of these outstanding charities will automatically be entered in a special raffle to be drawn the evening of the Cookoff.
PAST EVENTS
2017
Winners:
1st Place — "Bad to the Bones", BONES, Pro
2nd Place — "Chili con Carne" Ben Carden, Amateur
3rd Place — "White Chip Chili", Manchester Arms, Pro
People's Choice — "The Most Interesting Chili in the World" Julie & Jansen Bailey, Amateur
2016
Judges:
Mary Moore & Tamiera McNeil — The Cook's Warehouse
Winners:
Julian Baker, 103 West (Pro Category)
Julie & Jansen Bailey (Amateur Category)
2015
Judges:
Mary Moore — The Cook's Warehouse
Doug Turbush — SEED Kitchen & Bar
Brad James — Atlanta Barbeque Festival
1st Place — Mike Davis, Devils Brew
2nd Place — Emmett Cloud, Chico's Chuckwagon Chili
3rd Place — Linda Smith, Mountain Man Chili
People's Choice — Linda Smith, Mountain Man Chili
2014
Judge: Pano I. Karatassos, Executive Chef of Kyma
1st Place — Mike Davis
2nd Place — Bob Magin
3rd Place — Alisa Bennett-Hart
People's Choice — Chris Brown
2013
Judge: Chef Todd Mussman, Local Three/Muss & Turners/Eleanor’s
1st Place — Mike Davis
2nd Place — Chris Brown
3rd Place — Lou Corsetti
People's Choice — Mike Davis
2012
Judge: Chef Kevin Rathbun, Rathbun’s Restaurants
1st Place — Dawn Duggan
2nd Place — Emmett Cloud
3rd Place — Cecil Hutchins
People's Choice — Greg Sharpless
2011
Judges: Liz White (Atlanta Parent Magazine), Chef John Robinson, Chef Mike McGirr,
Robb Dillon (New York Butcher Shoppe)
1st Place — Greg Sharpless
2nd Place — Cecil Hutchins
3rd Place — Dawn Duggan
People's Choice — Mike Davis
2010
Judges: Catherine Dyer (Actress), Chef Ryan Delesandro (Nava), John Robinson (Hill Street Tavern),
Chef Doug Turbush (Bluepointe), Anna-Kathryn Robinson (Manchester Arms)
1st Place — Dawn Duggan
2nd Place — Cecil Hutchins
3rd Place — Jason Adams
People's Choice — Jackie Moore
2009
Judges: Chef John Robinson (Manchester Arms), Chef Doug Turbush (Bluepointe),
“Souper Jenny” Levinson, Tom Sullivan (Atlanta personality & emcee)
1st Place — Emmett Cloud
2nd Place — Greg Sharpless
3rd Place — Cecil Hutchins
People's Choice — Paige Garrigan
2007
Judges: Chef Doug Turbush (Bluepointe), Chef John Robinson (The Manchester Arms)
Brad Rubenstein (Whole Foods), Amada Olsen (JDRF)
1st Place — John Bishop
2nd Place — Paige Garrigan
3rd Place — Clint Calvert & Greg Sharpless
People's Choice — Sheila Mutz
2006
Judges: Chef Doug Turbush (Bluepointe), Chef Will Eudy (Chops), Rob Shaw (JDRF), Amanda Olsen (JDRF)
1st Place — Clint Calvert & Greg Sharpless
2nd Place — Paige Garrigan
3rd Place — Hyunah Lee & Kelly Brasher
People's Choice — Clint Calvert & Greg Sharpless
2005
Judges: Wes Moss (“Money Matters” Host), Chef John Robinson (The Manchester Arms),
Justin Williams (JDRF), Mary Kay Combes
1st Place — Andrew Labas
2nd Place — Robert & Caroline Masucci
3rd Place — Clint Calvert & Greg Sharpless
People's Choice — Clint Calvert & Greg Sharpless
PAST WINNERS
To receive more information about Chili for the Children or the selected charities, please contact Jany Brown.
Jany A. Brown, Chili for the Children
Atlanta GA 30326